वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-20, verse-32

हस्तिपद्य श्वपद्यौ च गोपदीं पादचूलिकाम् ।
एकाक्षीमेकपादीं च पृथुपादीमपादिकाम् ॥३२॥

32. hastipadya śvapadyau ca gopadīṃ pādacūlikām ,
ekākṣīmekapādīṃ ca pṛthupādīmapādikām.

32. hastipadya śvapadyau ca gopadīm pādacūlikām
ekākṣīm ekapādīm ca pṛthupādīm apādikām

32. hastipadya śvapadyau ca gopadīm pādacūlikām
ekākṣīm ekapādīm ca pṛthupādīm apādikām

32. Some (Rākṣasīs) have elephant-like feet, two have dog-like feet; others have cow-like feet, peculiar (crest-like) feet, are one-eyed, one-footed, broad-footed, and footless.

Words meanings summery:

• हस्तिपद्य (hastipadya) - a Rākṣasī with elephant-like feet (elephant-footed)

• श्वपद्यौ (śvapadyau) - two Rākṣasīs with dog-like feet (dog-footed (dual))

• च (ca) - and

• गोपदीम् (gopadīm) - a Rākṣasī with cow-like feet (cow-footed)

• पादचूलिकाम् (pādacūlikām) - a Rākṣasī with peculiar or pointed feet (with small or crest-like feet)

• एकाक्षीम् (ekākṣīm) - a one-eyed Rākṣasī (one-eyed)

• एकपादीम् (ekapādīm) - a one-footed Rākṣasī (one-footed)

• च (ca) - and

• पृथुपादीम् (pṛthupādīm) - a broad-footed Rākṣasī (broad-footed)

• अपादिकाम् (apādikām) - a footless Rākṣasī (footless)

Words meanings and morphology

हस्तिपद्य (hastipadya) - a Rākṣasī with elephant-like feet (elephant-footed)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hastipadya

hastipadya - elephant-footed (adjective, often masculine/neuter, but here used adjectivally for feminine Rākṣasīs)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hastin+pad)

• hastin – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• pad – foot
  noun (feminine)

Note: Implied feminine noun for consistency with other listed descriptions.

श्वपद्यौ (śvapadyau) - two Rākṣasīs with dog-like feet (dog-footed (dual))

(adjective)

feminine, dual of śvapadī

śvapadī - dog-footed (feminine)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śvan+pad)

• śvan – dog
  noun (masculine)
• pad – foot
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

गोपदीम् (gopadīm) - a Rākṣasī with cow-like feet (cow-footed)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gopadī

gopadī - cow-footed (feminine)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (go+pad)

• go – cow, ox
  noun (masculine/feminine)
• pad – foot
  noun (feminine)

पादचूलिकाम् (pādacūlikām) - a Rākṣasī with peculiar or pointed feet (with small or crest-like feet)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pādacūlikā

pādacūlikā - having feet like a crest or small feet (feminine)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāda+cūlikā)

• pāda – foot
  noun (masculine)
• cūlikā – crest, topknot, small foot
  noun (feminine)

एकाक्षीम् (ekākṣīm) - a one-eyed Rākṣasī (one-eyed)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ekākṣī

ekākṣī - one-eyed (feminine)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+akṣi)

• eka – one
  numeral
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

एकपादीम् (ekapādīm) - a one-footed Rākṣasī (one-footed)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ekapādī

ekapādī - one-footed (feminine)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+pad)

• eka – one
  numeral
• pad – foot
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पृथुपादीम् (pṛthupādīm) - a broad-footed Rākṣasī (broad-footed)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthupādī

pṛthupādī - broad-footed (feminine)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pṛthu+pad)

• pṛthu – broad, wide
  adjective
• pad – foot
  noun (feminine)

अपादिकाम् (apādikām) - a footless Rākṣasī (footless)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of apādikā

apādikā - footless (feminine)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+pādikā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• pādikā – footed (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)

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